# 10/10/10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 8, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439 "2010-10-08T01:06:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/1 "2010-10-08T01:06:25Z")
Yes, the date is quickly arriving. One interesting little tidbit from Las Vegas is the gimmick that _The M Resort_ is running that day (10/10/10). If you are playing video poker and get four 10’s, you can win extra money! For example, if you are playing maximum coins (5) on any machine, and hit four 10’s you would win an extra $100 on a dollar machine, $25 on a quarter machine or $5 on a nickel machine. For anyone who has ever played video poker, you know that four 10’s is not particularly common, but again - no more difficult to hit than any other four of a kind. Fun gimmick and I am sure lots of people will go to that casino to play that day. So - what are your plans for 10/10/10? ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/2 "2010-10-08T01:25:10Z")
Funny you should ask . . . Our local running club is hosting a 10-10-10 fun run, and we’re going! Held on 10-10-10 at 10:10 am Cost: $10.10 Choice of 10K or 10M run Along Highway 10 How cool is that? (Notice that there are 10 10s.) Even cooler, the day before is Mr. S’s 55th birthday, he was born in 1955, and we’re going to run a 5K together (another pair of 5s). ---
**Author:** ![BigBertha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/3 "2010-10-08T01:29:23Z")
Waiting for the obligatory baby born at 10:10. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/4 "2010-10-08T01:58:28Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > So - what are your plans for 10/10/10? One thing i’ll be doing, apart from watching football, is upgrading my computers to [Ubuntu 10.10](http://www.ubuntu.com/). ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/5 "2010-10-08T02:02:39Z")
At 10:10AM on 10/10/10, I will have been at the NorCal Renaissance Faire for 10 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Jennmonkye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/278dde/32.png) [@Jennmonkye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennmonkye)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/6 "2010-10-08T02:27:35Z")
The attraction where I work is kicking off its 10th anniversary by offering 10 cent admission all day. In addition, they are offering $10.00 off of any level of yearly membership. We NEVER discount…so this is pretty cool for us! (Free cupcakes, too!!) ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/7 "2010-10-08T02:40:28Z")
101010 is 42 in binary. Just sayin’. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/8 "2010-10-08T11:43:11Z")
There ought to be some creature with the measurements of 10-10-10. Maybe we can find one by then. The old _Bob Cummings Show_ (late 50’s) had a recurring role for [Nancy Kulp](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474685/) where she was said to have 25-25-25 measurements. Feel free to disregard this post and all it implies about the world. It’s just for the sake of following other developments here. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/9 "2010-10-08T12:54:00Z")
I’ll be celebrating my daughter’s fifth birthday. (yes, it would be more fun if it were her tenth ;)) ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/10 "2010-10-08T13:35:05Z")
> [@BigBertha](#): > > Waiting for the obligatory baby born at 10:10. If one is born then around here, I know [where he should live](http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=Tenten%20Road&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl) when he grows up. It’s called that because while it was still rural, it was designated secondary state highway 1010, and picked up the name as suburbia expanded to include it. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/11 "2010-10-08T13:38:02Z")
> [@teletype](#): > > 101010 is 42 in binary. Just sayin’. You mean that Sunday, we’ll learn the Real Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![goldmund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a4c791/32.png) [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/12 "2010-10-08T13:47:31Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > > [@teletype](#): > > > > 101010 is 42 in binary. Just sayin’. > > You mean that Sunday, we’ll learn the Real Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything? :eek: Sorry, our purpose is to find the Question. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/13 "2010-10-08T13:53:45Z")
My birthday is 10/9/10. As usual, I’m just shy of making it. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/14 "2010-10-08T13:57:32Z")
My wife’s coworker is getting married on 10/10/10 at 10:10. We were invited but have other obligations. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/15 "2010-10-08T14:01:39Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > My birthday is 10/9/10. > > As usual, I’m just shy of making it. :mad: Depending on the the time and place of your birth, it’s possible that it was already 10/10 _somewhere_ in the world. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/16 "2010-10-08T14:05:35Z")
I’ll be celebrating my birthday - presumably I’ll be out at brunch. I’m going for a 10 mile run the previous day 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/17 "2010-10-08T15:35:52Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > At 10:10AM on 10/10/10, I will have been at the NorCal Renaissance Faire for 10 minutes. In my case, Maryland Renaissance Festival. It’s Oktoberfest weekend! ---
**Author:** ![Sorrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sorrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sorrel)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/18 "2010-10-08T16:03:32Z")
I’ll be working ☹ But when I get home I’m going to crack open the Champagne as it will be my birthday:) ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/19 "2010-10-08T17:50:43Z")
My son is leading the rollout of Bus Rapid Transit in Manhattan on 10-10-10. The BRT will go up first and down second aves. The reason for the date is not its auspices, but it gives them two light traffic days in a row to work out the kinks. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439/20 "2010-10-08T19:25:23Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > I’ll be celebrating my daughter’s fifth birthday. > > (yes, it would be more fun if it were her tenth ;)) Drat, my youngest daughter will be 8 on 10/9/10 and my oldest, 10 on 10/11/10…so close. ☹ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-10-10/556439.md?page=2)